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LEWIS J. MARTIN 

(Late a Representative from New Jersey) 



MEMORIAL ADDRESSES 

DELIVERED IN THE 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OF THE UNITED STATES 






SrXTY-THIRD CONGRESS 



Proceedings in the House 
February 14, 1915 



Proceedings in the Senate 
May 7, 1913 



PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 
THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING 




WASHINGTON 
1915 







D. of D. 
MAR 2?. 1916 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page. 

Proceedings in the House 5-25 

Prayer by Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D 7 

Memorial addresses by — 

Mr. Archibald C. Hart, of New Jersey 9 

Mr. John J. Eagan, of New Jersey 12 

Mr. J. Thompson Baker, of New Jersey 15 

Mr. William J. Browning, of New Jersey 17 

Mr. Dow H. Drukker, of New Jersey 20 

Mr. William E. Tuttle, jr., of New Jersey 21 

Mr. James A. Hamill, of New Jersey 23 

Proceedings in the Senate 27-28 

Tributes by — 

Senator James E. Marline, of New Jersey 29 

Senator William Hughes, of New Jersey 30 

Funeral services 33 



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HON. LEAVIS J. MARTIN 



DEATH OF HON. LEWIS J. MARTIN 



Proceedings in the House 

Monday, May 5, i91S. 
Mr. KiNKEAD of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, it is with pro- 
found regret that I announce to the House the death of my 
distinguished colleague, the Hon. Lewis J. Martin, late a 
Representative of the sixth district of New Jersej% who 
died suddenly this afternoon in the Union Station, while 
returning to the Capitol to attend his duties here. At a 
time later I will ask the House to set apart a day for 
memorial services on the life, character, and public serv- 
ices of our deceased friend. I now ask for the present 
consideration of the resolutions which I send to the 

Clerk's desk. 
The Speaker. The Clerk will report the resolutions. 
The Clerk read as follows : 

Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
the death of Hon. Lewis J. Martin, a Representative from the 
State of New Jersey. 

Resolved, That a committee of 20 Members of the House, with 
such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to 
attend the funeral. 

Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be authorized 
and directed to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying 
out the provisions of these resolutions, and that the necessary 
expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the contingent 
fund of the House. 

Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the 
Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. 

The Speaker. The question is on agreeing to the resolu- 
tions. 
The resolutions were unanimously agreed to. 

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In pursuance of the resolution, the Speaker announced 
the following committee: Messrs. Hamill, Kinkead of 
New Jersey, Scully, McCoy, Townsend, Tuttle, Baker, 
Eagan, Bremner, Walsh, Browning, Reilly of Connecticut, 
Samuel W. Smith, Sloan, Davis of Minnesota, Kelley of 
Michigan, Good, Langley, Lafferty, and Sells. 

The Speaker. The Clerk will report the further resolu- 
tion. 

The Clerk read as follows : 

Resolved, That as a further mark of respect this House do now 
adjourn. 

The resolution was unanimously agreed to; accordingly 
(at 10 o'clock and 6 minutes p. m.) the House adjourned 
until Tuesday, May 6, 1913, at 11 o'clock a. m. 

Friday, January 15, 1015. 

Mr. Howard of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent for the present consideration of the order which I 
send to the Clerk's desk. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Ordered, That Sunday, February 14, 1915, be set apart for ad- 
dresses on the life, character, and public services of the Hon. 
Lewis J. Martin, late a Representative from the State of New 
Jersey. 

The Speaker. Is there objection to the present con- 
sideration of the order which the Clerk has just read? 
[After a pause.] The Chair hears none. The question is 
on agreeing to the order. 

The order was agreed to. 



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Proceedings in the House 



Sunday, February li, 1915. 

The House met at 12 o'clock noon and was called to 
order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Walsh) . 

The Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D., offered the 
following prayer: 

We bless Thee, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, for 
the desire down deep in the hum^n heart which inspires 
to intellectual, moral, and spiritual attainments which dis- 
tinguishes men and fits them for leadership in the onward 
march of civilization, and for that appreciation which ac- 
cords to others gratitude for those attainments. 

We meet here to-day that we may render fitting tribute 
to a Member of this House who, though his service was 
cut short by the hand of death, has left a record worthy 
of such recognition by his faithful, intelligent sei'vice 
wherever he was called in State or National affairs. He 
has passed on to the great beyond, but still lives in his 
deeds and in the hearts of those who knew him. We 
thank Thee for that faith in the immortality of the soul 
which, through hope and love, enables us to look for- 
ward to a reunion of those we love, where all our long- 
ings, hopes, and aspirations may find their full fruition 
in a service to Thee. Be this our comfort and the comfort 
of those bound to him by the ties of kinship. May our 
lives be worthy of the tribute which is accorded to the 
faithful, in the name of Him who taught us how to live 
and to pass on with perfect faith in our God and our 
Father who doeth all things well. Amen. 

The Speaker pro tempore. The Clerk will read the 
Journal. 

Mr. Hart. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent tliat 
the reading of the Journal may be postponed until to- 
morrow. 

The Speaker pro tempore. The gentleman from New 
Jersey asks unanimous consent that the reading of the 

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Journal be postponed until to-morrow. Is there objec- 
tion? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. The 
Clerk will read the special order. 
The Clerk read as follows : 

On motion of Mr. Hart, by unanimous consent. 

Ordered, That Sunday, February 14, 1915, be set apart for ad- 
dresses on the life, character, and public services of the Hon. 
Lewis J. Martin, late a Representative from the State of New 
Jersey. 

Mr. Hart. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
Members may be permitted to print their remarks in the 
Record on the life, character, and public services of Hon. 
Lewis J. Martin. 

The Speaker pro tempore. The gentleman from New 
Jersey asks unanimous consent that Members may have 
the privilege of printing their reinarks in the Record on 
the life, character, and public services of Hon. Lewis J. 
Martin. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The Chair 
hears none. 

Mr. Hart. Mr. Speaker, I send to the Clerk's desk the 
following resolution. 

The Speaker pro tempore. The Clerk will report the 
resolution. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Resolved, That the business of the House be now suspended 
that opportunity may be given for tributes to the memory of Hon. 
Lewis J. Martin, late a Member of this House from the State of 
New Jersey. 

Resolved, That as a particular mark of respect to the memory of 
the deceased and in recognition of his distinguished public career 
the House, at the conclusion of these exercises, shall stand ad- 
journed. 

Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the 
Senate. 

Resolved, That the Clerk send a copy of these resolutions to the 
family of the deceased. 

The question was taken and the resolution was unani- 
mously agreed to. 

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MEMORIAL ADDRESSES 



Address of Mr. Hart, of New Jersey 

Mr. Speaker: On the afternoon of May 5, 1913, death, 
" alwaj's mj'sterious and unbidden," came to the Hon. 
Lewis J. Martin. 

He was of the sturdj' New Jersey Sussex pioneers. The 
blood of the patriots of '76 coursing througli his veins, 
and their spirit urging him to progressive effort, he di- 
rected a life of unusual versatility, more than half a 
century of which was devoted continuously to the public 
in official service. 

His primary education was obtained in the public 
schools of Sussex, then the village of Deckertown, where 
he was born on the 22d day of February, 1844. He com- 
pleted his studies at the Newton Collegiate Institute, a 
preparatory school of the county seat, in 1862. 

In 1867 he was admitted to the bar of New Jersey, and 
became deputy county clerk, being appointed by his 
father, James J. Martin, the then county clerk. He suc- 
ceeded his father upon his death in 1869. During this 
period he occupied also the office of town clerk of Newton. 

In 1878 he was chosen to represent his county in the 
New Jersey House of Assembly, and was reelected in 1880 
and 1881. In the last year he \vas appointed county' law 
judge, retaining this office through three successive 
terms — for 15 years. In 1896 he was selected county 
counsel, which office he held for five years. Simultane- 
ously he was elected and for 11 years remained a mem- 
ber of the Newton town committee, the governing body 
of his home town. 

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He returned to legislative work in 1897, representing 
his county in the New Jersey Senate from then until 1903. 
Four years of this term he was its minority leader. 

During 1911 he was again appointed county law judge, 
where he displayed a superior judicial temperament. 
From then until his death he was frequently called to pre- 
side over important trials in other jurisdictions. 

In 1912 he was elected a Member of this House, to repre- 
sent the sixth district of New Jersey. 

Such was the character of his official life. In the social 
and business affairs of the county he was of like prom- 
inence. 

We will not think of him as " dead," but contemplate 
the transition with Colton : 

What we call life is a journey to death, 
And what we call death is a passport to life. 

Sussex County was to " Senator " Martin not alone an 
abiding place — he loved it, and never ceased to regret 
his enforced absence from it. He once said that, descend- 
ing the mountain pass through which the traveler from 
the east enters the Walkill, its first splendid valley, he 
enjoyed a peculiar sense of relief and homely quietness. 

Delightful Sussex County — 

The hills, rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun; 

The vales, stretching in pensive quietness between — 

The venerable woods. 

Its impress is upon the stranger who contemplates it. 
Its pastoral, yet stern quietness; its breadth of view — all 
these have influenced its sons. 

And as "Senator" Martin loved old Sussex, so its 
people responded to him. It would be impossible to over- 
estimate the extent of the attachment felt for him thx'ough- 
out the whole county; and his death seemed a household 
affliction to all who enjoyed his friendship. 

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Address of Mr. Hart, of New Jersey 

Each one has some reminiscence of tlie " Senator," and 
the evidences of his kindness, his cordiality, are every- 
where apparent. His urbanity of manner exerted a most 
remarkable power, winning the esteem and affection of 
all; but to those whom friendship suffered to look upon 
the inner sanctuai-j' of his heart, there appeared a well 
of affection of unfathomable depth. 

He was a man of strong, almost resistless will, but never 
self-willed; of positive and clearly defined opinions, but 
not opinionated; open to conviction, ready to receive sug- 
gestions, and as ready to change his plans and opinions 
for any which might seem wiser and better. He abhorred 
the idea of stereotyping rules of feeling, thinking, or act- 
ing. He cordially disliked all narrowness, bigotry, and 
exclusiveness. 

He needs no eulogy. The fact that he closed so remark- 
able and continuous a public life with eveiy heart warmly 
attached to him, retaining throughout his life the warm 
regard and respect and admiration of his constituents, is 
a commentary on his worth moi'e forcible than words. 

We would sorrow, but we believe with Ingersoli that — 

Life is a narrow vale between the cold and barren peaks of two 
eternities. We strive in vain to look beyond the heights. We cry 
aloud, and the only answer is the echo of our wailing cry. From 
the voiceless lips of the unreplying dead there comes no word; 
but in the night of death hope sees a star and the listening love 
can hear the rustle of the wing. 

He is not dead, but lives — with a " passport to life," he 
" left his body as an armor which fatigued him by its 
weight." 



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Address of Mr. Eagan, of New Jersey 

Mr. Speaker: One of the oldest customs of this House 
and at the same time one of the most beautiful is the 
holding of commemorative exercises, at which we pay our 
tributes of love and respect to the memory of our col- 
leagues whom the grim destroyer has stricken down dur- 
ing their service in this body. Three weeks ago to-day we 
gathered in this Chamber to honor the memory of a great 
son of New Jersey. We have assembled to-day to honor 
the memory of another great Jerseyman, our friend and 
colleague, Lewis J. Martin, who represented the sixth 
congressional district of New Jersey. 

New Jersey had the misfortune to lose 2 of its 12 Mem- 
bers in the Sixty-third Congress. Mr. Martin died on May 
5, 1913, and Mr. Bremner in February, 1914. By a strange 
coincidence both represented in this body a section of the 
State which until two years ago was included in the old 
sixth congressional district. 

My acquaintance with Lew Martin did not begin until 
our election to Congress, but I had the good fortune in the 
very brief time that elapsed between the beginning of 
our service and his death to dwell under the same roof 
with him. 

I was the last Member of the New Jersey delegation to 
see him in life. We were together for a considerable time 
on the Friday afternoon and evening preceding his death. 
He was in the best of health and spirits on that occasion, 
and neither of us had the slightest premonition when we 
parted on that evening that we were together for the last 
time in life. Little did 1 think that within three days I 
was to be called from this Chamber with several of my 
colleagues from New Jersey to identify his lifeless body in 
the Union Station. 

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Address of Mr. Eagan, of New Jersey 

Upon Congressman Bremner, who was destined to fol- 
low him within a short time into the great beyond, de- 
volved the arrangements for the return of Judge Martin's 
remains to Sussex County. 

I can not speak of my colleague's congressional achieve- 
ments because death came to him in the morning of his 
cai-eer in this House. That he would have made a worthy 
Representative of his district and his State in this body 
there can be no doubt. 

Born in 1844 in the county of Sussex, of the sturdy old 
revolutionary stock of northern New Jersey, Lewis J. 
Martin had the rare distinction of serving his town, his 
county, and his State for more than 50 years in many 
elective and appointive offices prior to his election to 
Congress in 1912. He was elected three times to the New 
Jersey Assembly, twice to the senate of our State, and was 
serving his fourth term as county judge when elected to 
Congress. That he gave vastly more in service than he 
received in monetary compensation is evidenced by the 
fact that he remained all his life a poor man. 

Owing to his long service in the assembly and the sen- 
ate, he was one of the most widely known men in New 
Jersey. There are few Jerseymen who have been active 
in either of the great political parties who did not count 
Judge Martin their friend. On more than one occasion 
the opportunity was presented to him to achieve high 
honors in his party outside of his native county, but his 
love for old Sussex and for the associations of a lifetime 
always had the greater lure for him. That Sussex recipro- 
cated is evidenced by the many honors it bestowed upon 
him and by the love and respect with which his people 
always regarded him. On the day of the funeral business 
in his home town was suspended and thousands of life- 
long neighbors and friends followed his remains to its 
last resting place. 



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Congressman Martin had a very attractive personality. 
Unassuming and rather retiring with strangers, he was 
the soul of good-fellowship with his intimates. Although 
he had almost reached the allotted three score years and 
ten, he showed little evidence of advancing years. His 
more intimate associates were always men much younger 
than himself. It was evidently his intention to complete 
his public service with a single term in Congress. Many 
of his neighbors recall that in his speech in Sussex during 
the campaign of 1912 he said with a tinge of sadness in 
his voice that he would never call upon his friends to vote 
for him again. 

Mr. Speaker, it is to be regretted that it was impossible 
for the congressional committee to attend Mr. Martin's 
funeral and to extend to his sorrowing family the sym- 
pathy of the Members of this House. The Members who 
were appointed on that committee will recall that the tariff 
bill was expected to come to a vote on the evening preced- 
ing the day of his burial. We had made all arrangements 
to go the moment the vote had been taken. A special 
'train was kept waiting at the Union Station until the last 
minute. Unfortunately it was impossible for us to leave 
our duties in this House. I am sure I echo the sentiment 
of every Member of this House when I say that though we 
were not there in the flesh to pay our tribute of respect to 
our colleague we were there at least in spirit. 

Lew Martin was a good citizen, an honest and capable 
public servant, an able lawyer, and a just judge. He died 
when the sun of his influence and power was at its zenith, 
mourned by a legion of friends, the most devoted of 
whom were his lifelong neighbors. To his family he left 
the rich heritage of a good name. 



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Address of Mr. Baker, of New Jersey 

Mr. Speaker: In writing of old age and friendship, 
Cicero said there are four reasons why old age should 
seem wretched, and that one of the reasons why it is so 
regarded is that it is not far distant from death. 

Judge Martin did not come within the purview of those 
alluded to in this, and I advert to what the great Roman 
said only because Judge Martin did not suffer on account 
of age, although he lived many years, but he had no 
occasion to consider that distress among the multitude of 
anxieties that occupy the minds of men. 

Plato discusses the subject of dissolution so philosoph- 
ically as to remove the anguish which distuibs most men, 
but he wrote as one contemplating its near presence. 

So did Socrates talk of it with a complacency that would 
at least mollify the distraction that universally attends the 
impending fact. 

Judge Martin had the advantage of meeting death with- 
out premonition, and consequently without the pangs 
that are said to attend the contemplation of so tremendous 
an event. 

The Holy Scriptures teach us to pray that we may not 
suffer sudden death, meaning, doubtless, that we might 
be exempt from the precipitation of so great a change 
without opportunity to reflect and to attune ourselves 
to it. 

I once heard a verj' learned divine discourse on the 
subject, and, as I remember his ruminations upon the su- 
preme event which comes to us all, he expressed the con- 
viction that upon dissolution the soul is thrilled with 
ecstasj' on account of its escape from the coil of the body, 
and that it is free from regret, save sympathy for those 

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who are still afflicted with the weight and restraint of 
corporeal life and detention. 

The precipitancy that attended the death of our friend 
assures to us a feeling that he had the indescribable ad- 
vantage of exemption from the unhappiness of thinking 
of the great change as being near with all that it involves. 

He had the joy of swift release from the operations of 
mortal life. Can we not then regard his taking off, in the 
manner in which he left us, as a special dispensation in 
his favor? 



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Address of Mr. Browning, of New Jersey 

Mr. Speaker: During this Congress, soon to pass into 
history, death has entered the House frequently, and in 
its visitations its hand has been laid indiscriminately upon 
both young and old alike. Young men in service and 
young in years have been beckoned away as well as 
those who were seniors both in years and in service in 
this House. 

My colleague. Judge Martin, had lived beyond the al- 
lotted three score years, a life of usefulness and of public 
service, and was ready for the summons that came to him 
suddenly, before he had become fully acquainted with his 
duties here. 

My other colleague, the lamented Bremner, was but a 
boy in years, ambitious for service for his fellow men, and 
but a short time among us, when he, too, was called to 
join Judge Martin. 

So, Mr. Speaker, in my own delegation we have seen in 
this Congress, within a brief two years, an illustration of 
the truth of the saying that death is no respecter of 
persons. 

But as brief as was Judge Martin's service in this House, 
a few weeks only, he had won the hearts of all who were 
privileged to meet him. Possessing an attractive per- 
sonality, that made him easy to approach, and having no 
hesitancy in making himself known to strangers. Judge 
Martin was not long in becoming identified in the House 
as a genial gentleman of the old school, whose personal 
qualities would win for him the friendship of his col- 
leagues, regardless of partisan politics, and we, who have 
been in the crucible of the House's opinion of its own 
Members, know what a valuable asset the friendship of 

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our colleagues is. It stands us in great stead at times, 
even when wisdom and ability fail. 

But, Mr. Speaker, Judge Martin's charming personality 
was not his only or chief possession. He had ability for 
useful and effective service in this body. He had a legal 
mind and legal training, and legislative experience in the 
New Jersey Senate. He was a born advocate, but his advo- 
cacy did not prejudice his mind, nor blind him to the fact 
that there are two sides of every question. He was a judge, 
and as such construed and interpreted law impartially 
and justh'. When Judge Martin rendered a decision 
there was general acquiescence, for litigants on both sides 
knew that he had weighed the evidence and interpreted 
the law as only a just man and a just judge would. 

" To be true and just in all my dealings," was to Judge 
Martin the rule of life; and how well he lived up to this 
rule could be attested by the host of friends in old Sussex 
County, who mourn his death and love the memory of his 
good works. 

Mr. Speaker, environment, as much as anything else, 
molds character. So it was in the formation of Judge 
Martin's character. In old Sussex County, where he was 
born and where he always lived, he led a simple, rugged 
life, as most of his neighbors did. He partook of his 
environment. The people of old Sussex were a God- 
fearing lot, who believed in working out their destiny by 
honest, hard work in that state of life into which it has 
pleased God to call them. They were content with their 
lot, but it was a contentment that made for progress 
where progress was not at the expense of a less fortunate 
neighbor. They were honest folks, who valued character 
above ill-gotten gain. They were sober, discreet, law- 
abiding, just. It would seem that something in the com- 
munity itself, apart from men, perhaps in the very nature 
of the physical character of old Sussex County with its 



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Address of Mr. Browning, of New Jersey 

soil, its homes, its places of worship, its history, its 
templed woods, contributed to the sturdy integrity and 
right manner of living of its people. Whatever it was 
and is, it makes for the building of fine character, and in 
Judge Martin was found an excellent sample of a product 
of old Sussex. His whole life was a preparation for the 
sudden summons that came to him. 



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Address of Mr. Drukker, of New Jersey 

Mr. Speaker: Death prevented Congressman Lewis J. 
Martin from rounding out a career which had been de- 
voted for many years to public service. Until near the 
end of his life, when he consented to enlarge the scope of 
his activities, he had been content to confine his labors to 
Sussex County, where he toiled faithfully and added dig- 
nity to the positions of trust he occupied. His career was 
ended shortly after he had started to fulfill the duties in 
this Chamber as Representative from the sixth district of 
New Jersey. 

Judge Martin was a man of eminence in his home 
county and State, displaying such qualities as must have 
won for him the same regard and esteem in this body. 
As State senator, prosecutor, and judge of the court of 
common pleas he gained for himself the general respect 
of the community. More intimately, perhaps, can I speak 
of his work as judge, for he occupied the bench in Passaic 
County on a number of occasions. He tempered justice 
with mercy; he showed a kindliness of feeling toward the 
unfortunate; his judgment was not questioned. 

Of a genial, lovable nature. Judge Martin formed many 
lasting friendships. Sussex, indeed, will not soon forget 
the fine qualities of her son nor the high place he holds in 
her annals. 



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Address of Mr. Tuttle, of New Jersey 

Mr. Speaker: What my colleagues from New Jersey 
have said in tribute to the life and character of our late 
associate, Hon. Lewis J. Martin, I might better perhaps 
accept as nij^ own tribute. They have told the stoiy of a 
busy and useful life, and the record is complete concern- 
ing those historical things we would know of men. 

Judge Martin came to Congress from a part of the old 
district which I represented for two years, and I was thus 
admitted into an intimacy which was of a public rather 
than a personal character. Out of the shock of his sudden 
death to me came the regret that the Members of this 
Congress could not come to know this man better; know 
his capacity for public service, his qualities for social 
enjoyment, the delights of personal intimacy. There was 
undoubted quality and capacity in a man who held to him- 
self the personal and political loyalty that was his. I 
would not dare to heap upon his bier the unfragrant 
flowers of lip service, because he can not protest; but I 
can enter into that sj^mpathy that moistens everj' mention 
of his name back in the district that gave him birth, gave 
him honor, and will always treasure his memory. He 
occupies no lofty pedestal back in Sussex Count}', but he 
fills the hearts of men who loved him, trusted him, and 
set the seal of their approval upon his accomplishment. 
He was just a normal, natural man, reaching up in his 
strength, bowing down in his weakness, expanding to 
opportunity, possessed of a sympathy and charity as wide 
as friendship. No life is wasted that accomplished so 
much within the narrow environment of the average indi- 
vidual whose memory is the treasure of personal friend- 
ship in so manj' hearts. 

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It seems to me veiy fitting on these quiet Sabbath morn- 
ings that the American Congress, free from the turmoil 
and tlie strife of the week, should meet in solemn testi- 
mony to those who have fallen in the trenches as Judge 
Martin has fallen and send back to those who know the 
keener sorrow the message of our sympathy. 



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Address of Mr. Hamill, of New Jersey 

Mr. Speaker: Our gathering to-day is overcast with 
gloom and sadness. We are here to lament the loss of 
our beloved colleague, Lewis J. Martin, who has passed 
forever beyond the scene of life's labors and now lies 
wrapped in that dreamless sleep which knows no earthly 
waking. 

He was in the fullness of energj' and usefulness when 
the compelling finger of death beckoned him to the land 
which lies bej'ond the grave. 

It is fitting that we, his colleagues, should gather in 
this Hall to pay a fervent tribute to his cherished memory. 
We realize how unavailingly we sigh for the touch of a 
vanished hand and the sound of a voice that is still for- 
ever, and we seek such poor consolation as we can derive 
from placing on record the estimate we entertain of his 
character and services. 

Lewis J. Martin belonged to that tj'pe which we fondly 
term " a man of the people." To the American mind 
this phrase is richlj' significant. It denotes a self-reliant 
man of courage, energy, and perseverance who by native 
ability and application has carved his way to high and 
respected station among his fellow men. In a marked 
degree these qualities were exemplified in the earnest 
and industrious life of Lewis J. Martin. 

His earlj^ education was obtained in the public schools 
of the village of Deckertown, and these studies were sup- 
plemented by a course at the Newton Collegiate Institute. 
On the completion of this latter course he devoted him- 
self to the study of the law, and was admitted to the bar 
of New Jersey in 1867. 

His habits were industrious and his disposition was 
genial, and as a consequence he rapidly gained the respect 

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and favor of his neighbors. The people of Sussex County 
evinced their high regard for his ability by repeatedly 
electing him to important public positions. 

Upon the death of his father, in 1869, he was chosen 
county clerk of Sussex County, and during this period he 
also held the office of town clerk of Newton. Several 
years later he was chosen to represent his county in the 
New Jersey House of Assembly, and this position he 
occupied for several terms. Afterwards he for many 
years held the office of judge of the county of Sussex. In 
1897 he was elected to the upper house of the New Jersey 
Legislature as a senator from Sussex County. 

There was a mutual confidence and cordiality between 
him and his constituents, with a great number of whom 
he enjoyed personal and intimate acquaintance. I en- 
joyed the privilege of his friendship before he came to 
Congress and our relations grew warmer and more cor- 
dial after he came to this House. I found him always the 
same generous and kindly hearted gentleman. He had a 
magnetic openness of manner which easily attracted 
friends and invited men to salute him in terms of easy 
familiaritj', but in purpose he was sincere and ardent, 
and as he pursued his path through life he strove always 
to scatter seeds of kindness, to bring a smile to the face 
of sorrow, and to create happiness and hope among those 
where formerly there had been but misery^ and dejection. 

It is to be most deeply regretted that his career in this 
House terminated almost before.it had fairly begun. 

On May 5, 1913, while returning to his duties at the 
Capitol, death came upon him with the swiftness of an 
eagle's flight and less than its pity. To-day he lies at rest 
among the people whom he loved and served, and who in 
return were loving and loyal to him. By them his mem- 
ory will ever be kept green and the recollection of his 
splendid qualities of mind and heart will ever be en- 



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shrined in their memories. And we, his colleagues, even 
amid the changing conditions of this busy place, will 
affectionately remember him always. 

Mr. Hart. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now 
adjourn. 

The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 12 o'clock 
and 21 minutes p. m.), in accordance with the resolution 
previously agreed to and under the order heretofore 
made, the House adjourned to meet to-morrow, Monday, 
Februarj' 15, 1915, at 11 o'clock a. m. 



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Proceedings in the Senate 

Wednesday, May 7, 1913. 

A message from the House of Representatives, by J. C. 
South, its Chief Clerk, communicated to the Senate the 
intelligence of the death of Hon. Lewis J. Martin, late a 
Representative from the State of New Jersey, and trans- 
mitted resolutions of the House thereon. 

The message also announced that the Speaker of the 
House had appointed Mr. Hamill, Mr. Kinkead of New 
Jersey, Mr. Scully, Mr. McCoy, Mr. Townsend, Mr. Tuttle, 
Mr. Raker, Mi-. Eagan, Mr. Rremner, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
Rrowning, Mr. Reilly of Connecticut, Mr. Samuel W. 
Smith, Mr. Sloan, Mr. Davis of Minnesota, Mr. Kelley of 
Michigan, Mr. Good, Mr. Langley, Mr. Lafferty, and Mr. 
Sells as the committee on the part of the House to attend 
the funeral. 

The Vice President. The Chair lays before the Senate 
resolutions from the House of Representatives, which will 
be read. 

The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: 

In the House of Representatives of the Uniied States, 

May 5, 1913. 

Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
the death of Hon. Lewis J. Martin, a Representative from Ihc 
State of New Jersey. 

Resolved, That a committee of 20 Members of the House, with 
such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to 
attend the funeral. 

Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arras of the House be authorized 
and directed to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying 
out the provisions of these resolutions, and that the necessary 
expenses in connection therewitli be paid out of the contingent 
fund of the House. 



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Resolved, Tfiat the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the 
Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. 

Resolved, That as a further mark of respect this House do now 
adjourn. 

Mr. Hughes. Mr. President, I offer the resolutions which 
I send to the desk and ask that they be read. 

The resolutions were read, considered by unanimous 
consent, and unanimously agreed to, as follows : 

Resolved, That the Senate has heard with deep sensibility the 
announcement of the death of the Hon. Lewis J. Martin, late a 
Representative from the State of New Jersey. 

Resolved, That a committee of seven Senators be appointed by 
the Vice President to join the committee appointed on the part 
of the House of Representatives to take order for superintending 
the funeral of Mr. Martin, at Newton, N. J. 

Resolved, That the Secretary communicate a copy of these reso- 
lutions to the House of Representatives and to the family of the 
deceased. 

The Vice President appointed Mr. Hughes, Mr. Marline 
of New Jersey, Mr. Cummins, Mr. Townsend, Mr. Hitch- 
cock, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Clarke of Arkansas as the com- 
mittee on the part of the Senate under the second resolu- 
tion. 

Mr. Martine of New Jersey. Mr. President, I move as a 
further mark of respect to the memorj^ of the deceased 
that the Senate do now adjourn. 

The motion was unanimously agreed to, and (at 6 
o'clock and 50 minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned until 
Friday, May 9, 1913, at 2 o'clock p. m. 



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TRIBUTES 



By Mr. Martine, of New Jersey 

Hon. Lewis J. Martin — to that bourne from whence no 
traveler returns. 

My acquaintance with the late Congressman began 
more than a quarter of a century ago when I was attracted 
to him by his warm-hearted and genial manner, his pro- 
nounced and broad democratic views. We became friends 
from the first. He knew almost every man in his dis- 
trict — loved by them and greeted universally as "Lew." 
Had he been spared he would have been a most popular 
and efficient Member of Congress. His cutting off was a 
shock to his friends and a positive loss to our State and 
countrj''. His death, it seemed to us, was most untimely, 
for he was but then entering upon a broad field of work 
in the House of Representatives, for which his tempera- 
ment and mental fitness so well qualified him. In the 
busy life to which I have been called I stop to say to his 
dear ones left after him, " Lew " was a true man— gener- 
ous, honest, and patriotic. I stop to drop a tear at his 
grave. 



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By Mr. Hughes, of New Jersey 

I desire to say a few words in passing tribute to a maa 
whom I loved and respected from the very moment I 
first came in contact with him. 

Lewis J. Martin was honored by the people of his com- 
munity in a way that few men are honored. During his 
long and distinguislied career he was given every mark 
of respect, love, and appreciation within the power of 
his neighbors and fellow citizens. Yet no public honor 
ever bestowed upon him, nor the sum of all the public 
honors which he so deservedly enjoyed, could equal the 
esteem in which he was held by those who knew him. 

I came to regard him almost in the light of a father. I 
turned to him continually for his counsel and advice. 
Out of the fullness of his years and his manifold experi- 
ences, his love and sympathy for and with the every-day 
man of his community, he had gained a degree of wisdom 
which made him seem almost infallible in his judgment. 

He was one of those public servants who regarded a 
public trust with an eye single to the general welfare. 
When it came to the discussion of public measures he had 
neither friend nor favorite, but fearlessly, without regard 
to comment or criticism, he did his duty as he saw it. 

At last he laid down his life in the discharge of his 
public work. He died, as he himself might have said, 
" in the harness," and as he would have chosen to die. 

Judge Martin lived a full, useful, and honorable life. 
He left behind him a lasting monument in the hearts of 
his neighbors and fellow citizens. The poignant and 
personal sorrow felt bj' the members of the bereaved 
family is truly hard to bear, but in the broad view of 
human life and its activities it is possible to feel a certain 

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satisfaction in knowing that in this instance death came 
at the close of a long, useful, and honorable career and 
before there was any waning of the mental and physical 
powers. Death must come to all, and fortunate indeed 
is he to whom it comes in the twilight which follows the 
zenith of physical and intellectual strength. 

I feel that of Judge Martin it may be truly said that he 
had finished his labors; that he had completed his task; 
that he had earned the encomium of the Master, " Well 
done, thou good and faithful servant," and that of him 
it might be truly said that he went to his last rest " sus- 
tained and soothed by an unfaltering trust, like one who 
wraps the drapei'y of his couch about him and lies down 
to pleasant dreams." 



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FUNERAL SERVICES 

[From the New Jersey Herald of May 15, 1913.] 



The funeral of Congressman Lewis J. Martin occurred 
at his late home Thursday, May 8, 1913. It was one of 
the most impressive events occurring in Newton possibly 
since the burial of the late Henry W. Merriam. It was a 
charming spring day. The attendance at the obsequies 
from a distance was unusually large. Friends of the 
deceased official and political leader were present from 
Jersey City, Hackensack, Paterson, Phillipsburg, Wash- 
ington, Blairstown, and other points. Nearly every town 
and village in his native county was repi'esented. The 
delegation from Hackensack consisted of Messrs. A. C. 
Hart, H. D. Winton, P. W. Stagg, and Judge Seafert. Mr. 
and Mrs. Charles J. Roe were present from Jersey City. 
From Phillipsburg was noted former Senator Isaac 
Barber; from Washington, former Congressman Johnston 
Cornish, Prosecutor Stryker, Postmaster Fulper, and Ed- 
itor Stryker, and, from Blairstown, Surrogate Bair, As- 
semblyman Carhart, and Postmaster William C. Howell. 
It was regretted that the Congressional delegation was 
not in attendance. Duties of a most important character 
made their presence impossible, as shown in the following 
telegram, received upon the day of the funeral: 



Washington, D. C, May S, 1913. 
Mrs. Lewis J. Martin, 

Nemton. N. J.: 
Despite the efforts of Chairman Underwood to hring the House 
to a vote on the tariff bill to-night in order to enable tlie New 
Jersey delegation and other members of the House and Senate 
committee to attend our colleague's funeral, final action has been 
postponed until Thursday afternoon. This unforeseen contin- 
gency prevents us from paying this tribute of respect to your 



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husband's memory and also from conveying personally to you 
and your family our deep sympathy. 

William Hughes. Patrick H. Kelley. 

James E. Martine. John W. Langley. 

Gilbert M. Hitchcock. Sam R. Sells. 

James P. Clarke. James A. Hamill. 

James A. Reed. Thomas J. Scully. 

A. B. Cummins. Wm. E. Tuttle, Jr. 

Chas. E. Townsend. Allan B. Walsh. 

Eugene F. Kinkead. J. Thompson Baker. 

Walter I. McCoy. Wm. J. Browning. 

E. W. Townsend. Samuel W. Smith. 

Robert Bremner. Charles R. Davis. 

John J. Eagan. James W. Good. 

Thomas L. Reilly. A. W. Lafferty. 

Charles H. Sloan. 

There were gifts of beautiful floral pieces from Presi- 
dent and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Washington, D. C. ; New 
Jersey colleagues in Congress; Hon. Johnston Cornish, 
Washington, N. J.; Salaam Temple, Newark, N. J.; De 
Molay Commander}', No. 6, Washington, N. J.; Sussex 
County officials; members of the Sussex County bar; fire 
patrol, Newton, N. J.; Harmony Lodge, Free and Accepted 
Masons, and Baldwin Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Bor- 
ough of Sussex friends; representatives of Wantage Town- 
ship and the Borough of Sussex; Woman's Christian Tem- 
perance Union, of Stanhope, N. J.; Hon. A. C.Hart, Hacken- 
sack, N. J.; Senator S. T. Munson and wife, Franklin Fur- 
nace, N. J.; Mrs. Alice Crater, Orange, N. J.; Dover (N. J.) 
friends; Newton Club; Daughters of the American Revo- 
lution, Newton, N. J.; friends, of Franklin Borough; Mr. 
and Mrs. Harrj' Resh, Newton, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. 
Shaw and family, Passaic, N. J.; Miss Ethel MacCluskey, 
Newton, N. J. ; Mr. and Mrs. George M. Enimans, Newton, 
N. J.; Mrs. D. M. Perry, Washington, N. J.; Mrs. James 
Decker, Newton, N. J. 

The large Martin residence on Trinity street was en- 
tirely too small to accommodate the sympathetic attend- 
ance at the funeral, which was in charge of the Rev. 
Clarence W. Rouse, of the First Presbyterian Church, in 
which Congressman Martin had been a pew holder ever 
since his residence in Newton. The bearers were Theo- 



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dore Simonson, Lewis S. Iliff, Dr. E. Morrison, 0. E. Arm- 
strong, George N. Harris, William D. Ackerson. There 
was a great concourse of friends at the cemeteiy, where 
the services were under the direction of Harmony Lodge, 
No. 8, Free and Accepted Masons, of Newton, and were 
veiy impressively conducted by Past Master Harvey S. 
Hopkins, Worshipful Master John C. Losey, Chaplain E. 
C. Tuthill, assisted by a large body of Masonic brethren, 
representing various sections of the county. 

The beautiful floral piece from President and Mrs. 
Wilson did not arrive in Newton until the day following 
the funeral. It came in an exceptionally large package 
direct from the White House conservatory, the placard 
on which the directions were written containing a fine 
steel engraving of the White House. In the beautiful 
presentation were included roses, carnations, and maiden 
hair ferns. Of the many floral gifts the remembrance 
from President and Mrs. Wilson was by far the most 
beautiful of the many much-appreciated tokens of affec- 
tion and sympathy received by the afflicted and sorrowing 
family. 

The following testimonials of esteem, engrossed upon 
parchment, have been received by Mrs. Martin. They 
have been beautifully framed and will be preserved as 
invaluable family mementos: 

In the House of Representatives, 

May 5, 1913. 

Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
the death of Hon. Lewis J. Martin, late a Representative from the 
State of New .Jersey. 

Resolved, That a committee of 20 Members of the House, with 
such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to 
attend the funeral. 

Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be authorized 
and directed to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying 
out the provisions of these resolutions, and that the necessary 
expenses therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the 
House. 

Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the 
Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. 

Resolved, That as a further mark of respect this House do now 
adjourn. 

Attest: South Trimble, Clerk. 



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In the Senate of the United States, 

May 7, 1913. 

Resolved, That the Senate has heard with deep sensibility tlie 
announcement of the deatli of Hon. Lewis J. Martin, late a Repre- 
sentative from the State of New Jersey. 

Resolved, That a committee of seven Senators be appointed by 
the Vice President to join the committee appointed on the part of 
the House of Representatives to take order for superintending the 
funeral of Mr. Martin at Newton, N. J. 

Resolved, That the Secretary communicate a copy of these reso- 
lutions to the House of Representatives and to the family of the 
deceased. 

Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of 
the deceased the Senate do now adjourn. 

Attest : 

James M. Baker, Secretary, 



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